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what does the name "Lenin" mean
does anyone know what the name Lenin means, in reference to Vladimir Ilyich? Also why did he take on this name? Thanks for your time, Jen.
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Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov on April 22, 1870, he took on the pseudonym of "Lenin" in 1901 following his Siberian exile for attempting to publish an illegal newspaper called *The Workers Cause*. The pseudonym of Lenin which he chose for himself was fashioned from the name of the river Lena in Siberia.The name of the river itself is believed to have been derived from the original name of "Elyu-Ene", meaning "large river".-- Nanaea
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I believe it means “man of the Lena,” though I don’t know Russian so don’t take that as gospel. The Lena is a huge river in Siberia. I’m pretty sure “Stalin” means “man of steel.”
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Holy Moly. The Rio Grande which flows through our State of New Mexico means "Great River." So in Russian it could be translated as "Lenin?"
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The original name is not Russian.

This message was edited 7/19/2019, 1:31 PM

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Also a Lenin in Scottish Gaelic is a cloak. Of course we wonder if there is a connection.
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been loking all around the web after this information, thanks
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